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涕

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noun #19,746

Meanings

  1. 1 tears
  2. 2 nasal mucus
  3. 3 snot (literary/classical)

Examples

他痛哭流涕，悔恨不已。
Tā tòngkū liú tì, huǐhèn bùyǐ.
He wept bitterly with tears streaming down, filled with remorse.
孩子哭得涕泪横流。
Háizi kū de tì lèi héngliú.
The child cried with tears and snot running everywhere.

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涕 is literary/formal. In modern spoken Chinese, 眼泪 (yǎnlèi) is used for tears and 鼻涕 (bítì) for nasal mucus. 涕 alone is bookish and found mostly in idioms like 痛哭流涕 (weeping bitterly).

Stroke Order

涕 tì